Patricia A. Smith, 74, of Warren, Ohio, departed this life Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 5:46 a.m. at Trumbull Regional Medical Hospital ER, from cardiac arrest.
She was born Jan. 9, 1948, in Morgantown, the daughter of George Blue and Nora Priscilla Quarles Blue.
Patricia was employed with Trumbull County Jobs and Family Services for 33 years as a workforce developer/Social Services, before retiring in 2008. She was a 1965 graduate of Morgantown High School, attended West Virginia University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in business management in 1991 and also attended Kent University.
She was a member of Third Christian Church, where she was an usher, deaconess, Christian Women’s Fellowship, Chairman of the Trustee Board and a member of the Kitchen Committee.
She belonged to The Board of Directors of the Salvation Army and LYLAS Club and enjoyed line dancing, reading and was an avid Cleveland Browns fan.
She married Donald Barrett Smith, of Warren, Ohio on Jan. 25, 1969.
She leaves to mourn her husband: two sons, Donald Bradley Smith and Timothy Barrett Smith, both of Columbus, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Marcia (Mark) Hopkins, of Martinsburg, Ms. Deirdre Goliday, of Warren, Ohio, Ms. Sharonda Taylor, of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Beverly M. (Torrance) Locke, of Warren, Ohio; five sisters: Etta Y. Williams, of Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Genice (Brian) Debow, of Summerfield, N.C., Ms. Ramona Johnson, of Alexandria, Va., Mrs. Brenda (James) Johnson Edmonds, of Springfield, Va., and Mrs. Annie Pat (Marcell) McFerrin, of Manassas, Va.; 38 grandchildren; her bonus mom, Bernice Blue, of Summerfield, N.C.; 14 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The family will receive friends at Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home, from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at noon on Saturday, April 16, with Pastor Gwen McKinley officating. Patricia will be laid to rest at East Oak Grove Cemetery.
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